Siemens wins new onshore wind order to power homes in Essex

Siemens has announced the signing of its first order with Blue Energy, one of theUK’s leading developers of renewable energy infrastructure for the Middlewick windfarm located on the Dengie Peninsula, 3km east of Southminster, in Essex.

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2013-Jul-09

Onshore wind farm

Siemens wins new onshore wind order to power homes in Essex

Siemens wins new wind turbine and service order with Blue Energy atSouthminster, Essex

Order for 9 SWP 2.3-101 wind turbines and 15 year Long Term Programmeservice contract

New wind farm will generate clean energy for over 9,000 homes

Siemens has announced the signing of its first order with Blue Energy, one of theUK’s leading developers of renewable energy infrastructure for the Middlewick windfarm located on the Dengie Peninsula, 3km east of Southminster, in Essex.

The new wind farm will generate 20.7MW of eco-friendly electricity, enough to power9,200 homes in the area and anticipated savings of 21,200 tonnes of CO2.

Middlewick wind farm will comprise 9 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines with 73.5m hubheight towers. The order includes a 5-year warranty and a 15-year Long TermProgramme service agreement. Blue Energy’s project is supported by co-fundingfrom Santander.

Chris Dean, CEO of Blue Energy said “This is an important project for BlueEnergy being the first we have rolled out since our recent acquisition of theRidgeWind portfolio from Hg Capital in February 2013.

Blue Energy is committed to ensuring that we match the most efficientconfiguration of turbine and technology to meet the characteristics of anindividual site. The SWT 2.3 – 101 is ideal for optimising the wind conditions atMiddlewick. We look forward to continuing and developing our relationship withSiemens, one of the most respected turbine supply companies in the world.”

“We are delighted to have won our first order with Blue Energy to support the furtherdevelopment of its UK portfolio. Siemens has a strong track record in the onshoresector in the UK and the new order demonstrates confidence in our technology andservice offering and teams. We look forward to working with the Blue Energy teamon this and future green energy projects."

Siemens will begin delivering turbines in January 2014 via a specific marinepurpose-built access in the River Crouch near the wind farm site and the blades willbe supplied from the United States.

Siemens plcSiemens was established in the United Kingdom 170 years ago and now employs around 13,520 people in the UK. Last year’s revenues were £3.2 billion*. As a leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens provides innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s major challenges, across the key sectors of energy, industry, infrastructure & cities and healthcare. Siemens has offices and factories throughout the UK, with itsheadquarters in Frimley, Surrey. The company’s global headquarters is in Munich, Germany.

For more information, visitwww.siemens.co.uk* Data includes intercompany revenue. Data may not be comparable with revenue reported in annual or interimreports.​